What is the Endocrine System?

• Contains many glands
  • These glands are shown in the picture above
  • Glands produce hormones
• Hormones allow the body to maintain homeostasis

Pineal and Pituitary Glands

• Located in the brain
• Glands cause and slow down sex and growth hormones
• Controls sleep + characteristics

Hypothalamus

• Located in the brain
• Controls many other glands
• Regulates metabolism and body temperature
• Very important for homeostasis

Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands

• Located in the center of the neck
• Increases metabolism rate in the body
• Maintains Calcium levels

Thymus

• Located in lower neck/ chest
• Mostly replaced by fat after puberty
• Important in development of immune system

Adrenal Gland

• Located above right and left kidney
• Consists of cortex and medulla
• Uses “stress hormone”
• Taps into body’s energy during stressful events

Pancreas

• Located in abdomen
• Consists of exocrine and endocrine pancreas
• Endocrine pancreas controls glucose in body

Ovaries and Testes

• Ovaries: found in females
  • Produce egg cells
• Testes: found on males
  • Produce sperm cells